Vivid by boat, boom time for Minor Hotels and a Sydney bar’s big birthday bash

So that was June, huh? Somehow, we’ve reached the halfway point of 2025 already. And as we turn our back on the first half of the year, we also say goodbye to the shortest day too. Here in Sydney, we’re keeping our chapped fingers crossed that this means warmer weather – or at least warmer … Read more

Flavour of The Month — Maiden Cunard Cruises, Basil Mentions The War and Laos Impresses

True to its name, March certainly has quick-timed past leaving us feeling a little breathless if I’m honest. And looking back through all we’ve done this month, it’s little wonder. Cruise ship tours, Socceroo wins, fishing mayhem and a Fawlty Towers escapade — all punctuated with an incredible trip to Laos — managed to squeeze … Read more

A South Coast Wine Stay, A Local Rum Day And A Two-Day Trav Colloquium

I’ve got to be honest, I was quite nervous about coming back to Australia. Leaving the freezing coastline of Britain in mid-January to face the relentless summer heat of Sydney didn’t fill me with glee. However, my timing was perfect. The day I landed, the mercury fell, leading me gently back into what had been … Read more

Parma, Milan, Como… and Bury St Edmunds

For the first time in a long time, we’re travelling throughout December. And in an even longer time, we’re in the northern hemisphere for Christmas! Well, in truth, I will be in the UK for Christmas while Christina is heading home just before to be with her family. It’s going to be strange not spending … Read more

Champagne Launches, Wine Month Dinners, Weddings, 40ths And Even A Regatta

So somehow, we’re almost at the end of 2024. That sneaked up on us a bit, didn’t it. Perhaps it’s because there’s been so much going on recently. In this latest Edition, we’re talking about jiujitsu gradings, a new Champagne release, a resurrected celebration of NSW wine throughout November, big birthday weekends away, a wedding … Read more

Whisky Tastings, Wine Tastings And A Lonely Planet Launch

Spring feels so close now here in Sydney; we haven’t needed the electric blanket in days and the nights feel just that much shorter. Soon the need for heaters and two pairs of socks will be a distant memory, and we’ll be looking longingly at our winter coats as things heat up for summer. While … Read more

A Vivid Bar, A Festival Of Cheese And The Last Days Of Biennale

We’ve got plenty to tell you about in this latest Edition. Rooftop bars and festivals of light (with corresponding cocktails of course), new and amazing experiences to have at Uluru, superb new Sydney gins, massive birthday partakings at a spirits festival (and a wine tasting tacked on too), lovely friends visiting who we haven’t seen … Read more